Good Morning Teresa (again)

I have spoken with Felicity smedley and she has provided me with the following additional information and photographs. The previous applications were for her parents and not her, the business use of the land has changed in the last 7 years and the livestock number increased significantly from 4 to 20 ewes.

Could I kindly ask that you take this information into consideration before making your decision. This is very much an animal welfare issue and the lambs from the 20 ewes on the holding today (10 lambs recently sold at market) are due to lamb around 12th April and by FABBL requirements a minimum of 2.0m-2.2m sq per ewe with a lamb at foot, the minimum space required is 44m sq, the existing barn if it was possible to be used is only 50m sq and does not have adequate ventilation for this many sheep and space to erect the lambing pens to ensure that bonding takes place between the ewe and the lamb (s).

There is certainly no space with the sheep inside to store enough fodder for them and this fodder does need to be kept dry and undercover.

Please see attached the photographs of the inside of the building showing the props holding up the main beam truss and the walls leaning outwards as the beams has swollen and is pushing the walls out. A builder has inspected the shed and there are multiple leaks in the roof and would need completely re-roofing and the walls partially taken down and re-built. This at present is not economically viable.

Information from Ms Smedley: I now have 20 sheep, if these all have twins there will be 60 head of animals if not more. I lambed 10 sheep in here last year and it was way over stocked. No enough room to pen them at all, to ensure that the lambs get a good start. There is already a wooden shed where the proposed shed should be going... no problem with that?

The sheds that were applied for a few years back, were not for my use or my sheep that was my parents. This shed is solely for livestock use.

We currently use the stone barn for general storage and feed storage.. as we can’t fit quads and mowers through due to the door size, hence why we have the wooden shed. (see photo)

If you do need anything else please let me know. Please speak to use before issuing a refusal.

Kind Regards

Jo Harrison A & H Structures Ltd Narlow works Thorpe Ashbourne DE6 2AT T: 01335 350419 E: jo@aandhstructures.co.uk Good afternoon Jo,

Thank you for your response. Apologies for the late discussion with you regarding this application. Initially I thought that this application would be alright, however, when I have looked into more depth and the history of the site, several applications have been sought for similar planning permissions for agricultural buildings on the same site (2013). One was withdrawn and the other refused on design and landscape impacts.

I have discussed this application with Jane Newman in respect of the siting, agricultural requirement and use of the existing outbuildings. It was clear from the photos taken for the 2013 application that the outbuilding were used for an agricultural purpose and sometime since this application part of the building looks more domesticated – you confirmed that this space was currently being used for a home office and storage area for the house.

Unfortunately we would not be able to support this application for the current amount of livestock, since it is felt that the current outbuildings could be used for agricultural purposes if repaired, before additional agricultural building being built on site. It is also felt that building due to design, siting would be harmful to its setting and wider landscape.

Please confirm if you would like to withdraw this application or if you would like me to determine as a refusal. If you could let me know tomorrow morning.

Many Thanks, Teresa

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Good Afternoon Teresa

I have just spoken with Ms Smedley. There is no longer a holiday let, that is now part of the main house. The first part of the brick out building is used as a home office and storage area for the house, then a general storage area for gardening equipment and some of the smaller agricultural implements. A larger area which is close to the proposed building has been ruled unsafe, due to a hole in the roof, which in turn has caused weathering damage to the internal exposed timber beams, causing them to swell and they are now pushing on the external structure, making inside unusable. This area was previously used for lame or ill sheep and some of the fodder.

I hope this helps. If you need anything further please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

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